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Available Immediately: Director of Student Activities, Tufts University

Posted on Tuesday, June 30th 2009
Tags: college humor, college job listings, college jobs, free job postings, higher ed jobs, higher education jobs, job postings, job search tips
Available Immediately: Director of Student Activities, Tufts University
Description Plan events and manage substantial budget. Advise student groups and role model ethical behavior. You will meet and host celebrity performers on campus, and travel to conferences like NACA to scout for potential acts. That doesn’t mean that going all over the world to see Madonna and Celine Dion is okay. Requirements Good judgment. [...]

College Lesson from MJ’s Death: B-List Media Whores Are Scary, but Shouldn’t Keep You from Homework

Posted on Tuesday, June 30th 2009
Tags: b list celebrities, coping with grief, d list celebrities, dealing with grief, latoya jackson, michael jackson's death
College Lesson from MJ’s Death: B-List Media Whores Are Scary, but Shouldn’t Keep You from Homework
While many college students are too young to understand the impact Michael Jackson had on the music world, many undergraduates are seeking assistance from campus counseling centers to treat the anxiety caused by the plethora of skanky wanna-be celebrities in the mainstream news. “We’ve had students come to us with nervous tics and night sweats [...]

Director of Admissions (Dangerously Close to Anticipated), University of Cambridge

Posted on Monday, June 29th 2009
Tags: admissions, admissions essays, college admissions, college admissions essays, geoff park, university of cambridge
Director of Admissions (Dangerously Close to Anticipated), University of Cambridge
Description At the lovely, highly competitive University of Cambridge, we set the bar for academics and reading admissions essays. Every single one of those darn essays. The Director of Admissions serves as chief public relations office regarding the topic of reading admissions essays. Relationships with students and the parents who spent thousands of dollars on [...]

Anticipated Opening: President, Jacksonville State University, Alabama

Posted on Sunday, June 28th 2009
Tags: alabama, cheating, chronicle of higher ed, chronicle of higher education, college humor, free job postings, jacksonville state, plagiarism, president
Anticipated Opening: President, Jacksonville State University, Alabama
Description Darn the luck. Just in case pressure gets too intense, we’re collecting vitae and nominations for our presidency. Requirements Terminal degree encouraged but not required.. Integrity encouraged but not required. Scholarship encouraged but not required. To Apply Please reconsider. Being the president of an Alabama institution has some bad mojo attached.

College Lesson from MJ’s Death: B-List Media Whores Are Scary, but Shouldn’t Keep You from Homework

Posted on Saturday, June 27th 2009
Tags: college humor, college satire, coping, coping with death, dealing with grief, grief, stages of grief
College Lesson from MJ’s Death: B-List Media Whores Are Scary, but Shouldn’t Keep You from Homework
While many college students are too young to understand the impact Michael Jackson had on the music world, many undergraduates are seeking assistance from campus counseling centers to treat the anxiety caused by the plethora of skanky wanna-be celebrities in the mainstream news. “We’ve had students come to us with nervous tics and night sweats [...]

Hustler Magazine Rumored to be Savior in City College of San Francisco Bailout

Posted on Tuesday, June 23rd 2009
Tags: board of trustees, city college of san francisco, college fundraising, creative fundraising, hustler magazine, satire
Hustler Magazine Rumored to be Savior in City College of San Francisco Bailout
In a creative effort to thwart the negative impact of budget cuts, City College of San Francisco, announced that a number of courses would be cancelled unless donors paid a $6,000 sponsorship fee. Donors would, in turn, have the saved courses named after them. At that price, corporations see the deal as an unprecedented bargain [...]

Students Must Return Orientation Safety Magnets as Act of Contrition

Posted on Friday, June 19th 2009
Tags: college freshman, college orientation, first year students, freshman, freshmen, noda, orientation, plagiarism, plagiarism statistics
Students Must Return Orientation Safety Magnets as Act of Contrition
Following the lead of the NCAA, six universities are requiring that their freshmen return the complimentary magnets given to them by their campus security offices at orientation. “We applaud the NCAA for taking back Florida State’s trophies because some of the FSU student athletes were involved in academic dishonesty,” said Marjorie Kapp, Penn State-Butler’s assistant [...]

Employees with Douchebag Spouses Wait Nervously for UNLV Decision

Posted on Wednesday, June 17th 2009
Tags: board of regents, david ashley, james rogers, nevada, regents, unlv, unlv president, wife
Employees with Douchebag Spouses Wait Nervously for UNLV Decision
Employees with Douchebag Spouses Wait Nervously for UNLV Decision As University of Nevada – Las Vegas President David B. Ashley awaits his fate with the Nevada Board of Regents, thousands of college staff members across the country wonder how the decision could impact them. According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, Nevada Chancellor James E. [...]

Rates of Faculty Alcoholism Decline as Popularity of PowerPoint Reaches Record High

Posted on Wednesday, June 10th 2009
Tags: chronicle of higher education, college humor, free powerpoint, research papers, teaching resources, teaching strategies
Rates of Faculty Alcoholism Decline as Popularity of PowerPoint Reaches Record High
In a new study conducted by the Organization Battling Addictions (OBA), college professors have reported a decrease in reliance on alcohol or other drugs in order to deal with day-to-day pressures. Also revealed was a heavier reliance on PowerPoint slides as a medium for teaching and managing classroom behavior. “We have no idea whether these [...]

Vermont College of Arts Sets New Standard for Sensitivity with Organism Weekend

Posted on Tuesday, June 9th 2009
Tags: college humor, cultural diversity, diversity, language of political correctness, political correctness, workplace diversity
Vermont College of Arts Sets New Standard for Sensitivity with Organism Weekend
The college tradition of Parents Weekend is now a thing of the past at Vermont College of Arts. A fresh new approach to parent relations has taken hold. “A few years ago, we joined the rest of the country by renaming Parents Weekend,” said Autumn Horigan, Director of VCA Family Relations. “In order to be [...]

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